It is just political theatrics. Every nation on earth is doing this and has been doing it since the dawn of the time. The only difference I can image with the C

It is just political theatrics. Every nation on earth is doing this and has been doing it since the dawn of the time. The only difference I can image with the Chinese being that they have joined the ranks of American and Russians in capabilities. > “What hangs in the balance is not just the future of the United States, but the future of the world,” Bill Priestap, assistant director of the FBI’s counterintelligence division, told the Senate Judiciary Committee. > U.S. complaints that China is stealing intellectual property from American companies have been at the center of President Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing. The Trump administration is planning to indict Chinese hackers and take other actions to call out China for intellectual property theft, according to people familiar with the matter. Interestingly enough, CIA has a slightly different view on the topic: "While current US policy, as recommended by Gates, does not include providing private business with government intelligence data for commercial gain, the question is apparently still open. It is a valid question and not simply a search for new missions by intelligence organizations seeking to preserve their budgets."